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#2EAAF0

#2eaaf0 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2eaaf0 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 66.67% green and 94.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.83% cyan, 29.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 201.65°, with 86.61% saturation and 56.08% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.5.

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Web safe#3399ff
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Relative luminance0.3562

Complementary

  1. #2eaaf0
  2. #f0742e

Split complementary

  1. #2eaaf0
  2. #f02e49
  3. #f0d52e

Analogous

  1. #2ef0d5
  2. #2eaaf0
  3. #2e49f0

Triadic

  1. #2eaaf0
  2. #f02eaa
  3. #aaf02e

Tetradic

  1. #2eaaf0
  2. #742ef0
  3. #f0742e
  4. #aaf02e

Square

  1. #2eaaf0
  2. #d52ef0
  3. #f0742e
  4. #49f02e

Monochromatic

  1. #09537c
  2. #0e82c3
  3. #2eaaf0
  4. #75c7f5
  5. #bde4fa

Shades

#2eaaf0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2eaaf0
  2. #2999d8
  3. #2588c0
  4. #2077a8
  5. #1c6690
  6. #175578
  7. #124460
  8. #0e3348
  9. #092230
  10. #051118
  11. #000000

Tints

#2eaaf0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2eaaf0
  2. #43b3f2
  3. #58bbf3
  4. #6dc4f5
  5. #82ccf6
  6. #97d5f8
  7. #abddf9
  8. #c0e6fb
  9. #d5eefc
  10. #eaf7fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2eaaf0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2eaaf0
  2. #36a6e5
  3. #3ea2da
  4. #479dce
  5. #4f99c3
  6. #5795b8
  7. #5f91ad
  8. #678da2
  9. #708896
  10. #78848b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #82a5c6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #89abf3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e99ef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bcc3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6faaf2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5ba0ef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b5d6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2eaaf0 {
  color: #2eaaf0;
}
Background
.bg-2eaaf0 {
  background-color: #2eaaf0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2eaaf0 {
  border: 2px solid #2eaaf0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2eaaf0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 170 240;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 87% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2eaaf0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2eaaf0, #2e49f0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2eaaf0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 170 240 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.50 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.45 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.73 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 7.66 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.66 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 9.96 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 10.58 #d1550f Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#2eaaf0  rgb(46, 170, 240)  hsl(202, 87%, 56%)  Carolina Blue
#f0742e  rgb(240, 116, 46)  hsl(22, 87%, 56%)  Pumpkin
#f02eaa  rgb(240, 46, 170)  hsl(322, 87%, 56%)  Persian Rose
#aaf02e  rgb(170, 240, 46)  hsl(82, 87%, 56%)  Spring Bud